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A Renewed Focus on Resiliency in Wood Construction
Continuous code improvements and updated resiliency measures are necessary to make communities less vulnerable when natural, or other disasters, occur.
By Kenneth Bland
October 31, 2017
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by Kenneth Bland
The AWC represents the interests of the North American wood products industry. For more information, download the 2015 Wood Frame Construction Manual.
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